Brock Road Elementary - Together, we prepare our students for their future.

Thank you to all the volunteers that came out to share their careers with our students at BRES today!!! The school was buzzing with excitement!

Volunteer Information At Brock Road, we love volunteers! There are many volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Each one of our volunteers that come into the building while students are present have to be preapproved and have a purpose. Student safety is always a priority at Brock. Join us for one of the last 3 Volunteer Training for the 2023-2024 year! MRS STEIS IS HOLDING AN IN person VOLUNTEER TRAINING THIS FRIDAY, February 2. AND THIS IS A GREAT ONE TO make sure you get in to help with any Valentines Day help that might be needed, 4th grade Field Trip & THE KIDS HEART CHALLENGE! SO this is a BIG one! 🚨Reminder that there are only 3️⃣ trainings left before Spring trips and field day… so if you might be interested be sure to attend one of these. After these are gone ❌there will be no more opportunities!!❌ FOR FRIDAY: No sign ups need✅ VALID ID IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST! 🆔 You will not be allowed entry if you DO NOT HAVE A VALID ID.⛔️ All Volunteers that will be at Brock while students are in the school are required to: 1-Complete a Spotsylvania County Volunteer form 📄 2-Attend a Bobcat Volunteer Training👩‍🏫 3-Show ID, check in and out at the front office, and wear a visible visitor sticker 🪪 Bobcat Volunteer Trainings will be held once a month. This is an annual training. All parents and/or community members who would like to volunteer in the classroom or assist with field day and field trips during the 2023-24 school year will be required to attend a session of our Bobcat Volunteer Trainings. If you attended a Volunteer Training at Brock Road in the past, you still are required to attend one of the sessions for the 2023-24 year. Sessions last approximately 30 minutes. Join us for another training FRIDAY @ 10a!! We hold trainings every first Friday of the month at 10:00am. ⏰PLEASE BE SURE TO ARRIVE AT LEAST 20 minutes early for the check in process. YOU WILL BE LATE if you arrive exactly at 10a⏰*If you arrive late you will need to reschedule.. the training isn't long enough to be late for February 2 March 1 April 5

Hoodies and beanies and tumblers, oh my! Our Bobcat Spirit Gear Store is now LIVE!!! We've got new & fun ways to show your Bobcat pride this winter. Check out the store online, and be sure to place your orders by February 25th! https://brockroadwinter24apparel.itemorder.com/shop/home/

MULTICULTURAL NIGHT - JANUARY 25th! We need our Brock Road families to help make this night a success! Please look over the options below and reach out to Sarah Neager at snaeger@spotsylvania.k12.va.us or Andrea DePaol at adepaol@spotsylvania.k12.va.us by January 19, 2024 if you can participate. Do you have a cultural dish to share/display? Are you interested in wearing traditional attire from your culture? Are you interested in sharing information or memorabilia about your culture? Would you like to read a book or introduce a game from your culture? Would you or your family like to perform a traditional dance or song from your culture? Please see the attached form for more information or take a couple minutes to fill out this form: https://forms.gle/NhHnT5kKNLAV2Dbf8 Students will be bringing home a piece of paper to decorate and create a small "flag" that represents their culture to display in our hallways. This is a great family activity to do together. The paper can be decorated with flags, pictures, coat of arms, etc. -anything that may be meaningful to you and your family.

Brock Road Families! We want to say a HUGE “Thank you!” to our students, staff, and donors for this incredible Brock Road Bobcat Fun Run fundraiser. Here are our final stats: 💲We raised $18,598 for Library Renovation and School Beautification. This will directly impact our students and staff! 🤯Our students completed 35 laps combined to help our school! 🥳We celebrated our community coming together and created unforgettable memories at our Brock Road Bobcat Fun Run event.

We are so happy to see you all at Brock Road this year! We are off to a great start!

Field Day is Friday, May 19. Students should be dressed appropriately to participate (sneakers, no sandals) and bring a water bottle. They may bring a change of clothes for afterwards (due to water stations).

Check out the Brock Road Bulletin for May 8-12. https://www.smore.com/gv07d-brock-road-bulletin?ref=email-content#w-1987458539

Mrs. DePaol and BRES 3rd Graders invite you to their STAR-filled recorder concert this evening. The concert will begin at 5:30pm.

View the Brock Road Bulletin for May 1-5. https://www.smore.com/pa7f4-brock-road-bulletin?ref=email-content#w-1987458539

NEW to the 2023-2024 Calendar August 9th only Kindergarten students will come to Brock Road ES. This is to allow the focus to be just on our Kinder students to give them a day without all the other students to learn routines. August 10th will be the first day of school for ALL students. SCPS 2023-2024 Instructional Calendar - https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2843/SCPS/2182539/2324_Instructional_Calendar_041223.pdf

An important message from the Superintendent: https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/page/superintendent-sidebar

Kindergarten Pre-Registration for 2023-2024 school year will open on Monday, March 6th. To enter Kindergarten next fall, a child must be 5 years old on or before September 30, 2023. Click here for more: https://bit.ly/3XVgjz9

The School Board joined together in a 7-0 vote to pass Superintendent Mark Taylor’s proposed 2024 budget as well as three new policies. Click for more info: www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/article/1004981

A message from the Superintendent: TAKE THE DAY OFF! The SCPS Division is so proud and grateful for everyone's hard work this school year! We have GREAT NEWS! Our school board has generously approved Friday, March 10th as a day off for all teachers, students, and staff. Enjoy the time with family, friends or however you wish and have fun! - SCPS Superintendent Mark Taylor

BRES is kicking off Random Acts of Kindness Week by wearing GREEN for GRATITUDE and saying, "Thank You," to 3 people on Monday, February 13.

The Spotsylvania School Board will be considering a Prepackaged Food Donation policy at their February 13th meeting. Click for more details: https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/article/996150

This is an inclement weather update. All Spotsylvania County Public Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay on Thursday, December 15. Schools will open two hours late. 12-month employees and essential employees are to report to work on time as safety permits. All other employees will report two hours late.

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Spotsylvania County Schools VA! It's everything Spotsylvania County Schools VA, in your pocket. Download for Android: https://bit.ly/3fIgnCa Download for iPhone: https://apple.co/3Uesl5v

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION: PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD'S REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2022, HAS BEEN CANCELED.